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Thought as much. Given the amount of traffic on here he must be a busy man so I'll leave him to it. Cheers fellas.

Soooooo..... How long is long enough to leave it between placing your order and following up with a casual 'how's it going' email? Put mine in at the start of January so it should be working its way up the queue but all these pics are giving me itchy fingers!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1423572887' post='2686436'] Sounds lovely. I should have put the order in for my P ages ago, but I just can't make my mind up on the colour! It was going to be Oly, then LPB, but now I like the idea of charcoal frost. Gah! [/quote] I was the same but then kept going back to pics of your old Jazz on this thread so I emailed one to Mark basically saying "This please". Will hopefully be hearing some murmurs in the next few weeks

Put my deposit down on a 63 jazz a couple of weeks ago. Mark said the lead time was roughly 12 weeks but he hoped it would be a bit less.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1421921403' post='2666532'] I managed to find a video of the G&L doing a P-style tone. Is it achieved via the front pickup-active mode-series? Not bad. But when you factor in the seemingly endless range of additional tones that can be had on that bass, it'd be hard to look elsewhere. I may have to overstretch my budget to get one, but it may well be worth it. Only problem is getting to try before I buy to test playability. I tried the L2000 a while back and found the neck very cumbersome for my hands, a little too thick and chunky, so I imagine the 5 would be even tougher to play. FWIW, I have played a Sterling Sub Ray5 and thought the neck was great (again, for my hands). I will just have to get my bum down to the shops and try out a few basses! [/quote] I just solo the neck pickup for a slightly grittier (if that's the right word) tone when needed or the bridge pup for a honker jazz sound. Tbh I tend to use it in passive with both pups as I prefer that tone but some songs call for something a little different. I leave the series switch well alone as it turns the bass into a MONSTER! You're right though, getting out and trying them is the only way you'll know for sure. Andy

I A/B ed the G&L tribute with the American 4 string (was prepared to spend quite a bit more) and couldn't put a fag paper between them in terms of tone, certainly not a few hundred quids' worth IMHO. I think the tributes use the same electronics and the U.S. ones. Mine does very passable p and j impressions at the flick of a switch. The only thing is I'm not wild about the looks in the natural finish. The sunburst is better though. Andy

I know it's not strictly a p or a j but check out the G&L tribute L2500. Mine is brilliant and you should be able to pick up a 2nd hand one for your budget. There was a bloke on the North West bass gear Facebook page asking £350 for his a couple of weeks ago. Seriously worth considering.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420147302' post='2646175'] Why don't you buy 'my' 76P instead? I believe Dave (Rumple) might be letting it go... now that's genuine wear. [url="http://s734.photobucket.com/user/discreet-uk/library/1976%20P-Bass?sort=6&page=1"]http://s734.photobuc...s?sort=6&page=1[/url] [/quote] Nice plug! Definitely don't have the funds for the real thing, and I'm a jazz bloke at heart really. As for the original question, I reckon you should keep it classic with P basses. Oly White or the Fiesta red above would both look spectacular.

@Discreet. I keep telling myself this, then thinking that I should push the boat out with something more unique given I can spec the colour scheme. Just don't know which way to jump and I don't have the cash to do both! I keep wandering back to the fs section to look at yours, but it's a bit too reliced and yellowed for my tastes. Decisions decisions.....

I'm in the same boat but for a jazz. The new bass budget took a bit of a car related hit so I've had more time to think about it. I think this is the problem when you have lots of choice, I just can't make my mind up. My possibles are: Oly White/Rw/tort - love this combo, the only thing stopping me is the chance to get something a bit different. Still not sure if that's wise or not. Sonic blue/Rw/red tort and matched headstock. Capri orange w/Rw/black w matched headstock. Or at least that was my shortlist until that pink jazz went up on the site. A bit too much wear above the pups for my taste, but it does look superb. Too much choice.......

[quote name='Mattmit' timestamp='1414349853' post='2588542'] All the bass I'll ever need. [/quote] If it ever turns out that you don't need that jazz any more then drop me a line! Great colour.

Just bought an Ampeg PF500 from Matthew. Very nice bloke and a pleasure to deal with. Thanks! Andy

Cutlery drawer liner from IKEA. Lovely and grippy. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80012853/

Bought a Hydrive 1X12 from Mikey. Lovely guy with a couple of very nice basses he let me have a dabble with. Really quick comms and an easy deal. Highly recommended. Cheers! Andy

Easy transaction and quick payment from Chris. Thanks! Andy